纪录片《大英博物馆世界简史》 057海德薇玻璃杯（1）

057：EPISODE 57 - Hedwig Glass Beaker 海德薇玻璃杯

Hedwig glass beaker (made twelfth century), probably from Syria

For most English speakers, the name Hedwig, if it means anything at all, conjures¹ up the obliging owl² that delivers messages to Harry³ Potter. But if you come from central Europe-and especially if you come from Poland-Hedwig means something quite different: she's a royal saint who, around 1200, became a national and religious symbol, and who through the centuries has delivered not messages, but miracles.

对于大多数人来说，提及海德薇这个名字最多能联想到哈利·波特那只听话的猫头鹰信差，但对中欧人，尤其是波兰人而言，海德薇有着特殊的含义：她是出身王室的基督教圣徒，在公元1200年左右成为民族与宗教的象征。在数个世纪里，她传递的不是信息，而是奇迹。

The most famous of all the Hedwig miracles was that the water in her glass turned regularly into wine, and across central Europe there is to this day a small, puzzling group of distinctive⁴ glass beakers alleged⁵ to be the very glasses from which she drank the miraculous⁶ liquid.

她最广为人知的奇迹，是她玻璃杯中的水会定期变成美酒。至今，中欧各地仍有一些神秘而极具特色的玻璃杯被视为她当年用来盛这些奇迹之水的容器。

One of Hedwig's beakers is now in the British Museum, and it takes us at once to the high religious politics of the Crusades, the great age of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin, and to the unexpected fact that the war between Christians⁸ and Muslims was accompanied by a great flourishing of trade. And recent research is now leading us to think that Hedwig's beakers, revered⁹ in central Europe as evidence of a Christian⁷ miracle, were most probably made by Islamic glass-workers in the Middle East.

大英博物馆也收藏了一个海德薇的玻璃杯。它引领我们穿越历史，回到宗教与政治高度结合的十字军时代，回到狮心王理查与萨拉丁的伟大时代，去面对一个意外的事实：同基督徒与穆斯林之间的战争相伴而生的是双方蒸蒸日上的贸易往来。最近的研究让我们逐渐认识到，被中欧人当作基督教神迹的海德薇杯，极有可能出自中东信仰伊斯兰教的玻璃工匠之手。

1 conjures   

用魔术变出( conjure的第三人称单数 )； 祈求，恳求； 变戏法； （变魔术般地） 使…出现

参考例句：

• The word 'birthday' conjures up images of presents and parties. “生日”这个词使人想起礼物和聚会的情景。
• The name Sahara conjures up images of a desert of aridity. "撒哈拉"这个名字使人想起干旱的沙漠情景。

2 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

3 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

4 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

5 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

6 miraculous   

adj.像奇迹一样的，不可思议的

参考例句：

• The wounded man made a miraculous recovery.伤员奇迹般地痊愈了。
• They won a miraculous victory over much stronger enemy.他们战胜了远比自己强大的敌人，赢得了非凡的胜利。

7 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

8 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

9 revered   

v.崇敬，尊崇，敬畏( revere的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A number of institutions revered and respected in earlier times have become Aunt Sally for the present generation. 一些早年受到尊崇的惯例，现在已经成了这代人嘲弄的对象了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven. 中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐。 来自辞典例句